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Von Steuben Middle School

Peoria, IL · Peoria SD 150

Regular public school · Grades 5 - 8 · City, midsize

655th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 4%· Stable

801 E Forrest Hill Ave, Peoria, IL 61603

(309)672-6561NCES ID 173123005326Directory 202324

240
Students
2023–24 enrollment
14.1:1
Student / teacher ratio
88%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
42.1%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Von Steuben Middle School 655th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 4% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 4th in 2019 to 4th in 2025.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%4%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Von Steuben Middle School
25%
IL average
52%
Math
Von Steuben Middle School
5%
IL average
38%
Science
Von Steuben Middle School
15%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Von Steuben Middle School IL average
25%50%75%25%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Von Steuben Middle School IL average
25%50%75%5%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Von Steuben Middle School IL average
25%50%75%15%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%31%22%11%10%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2023) and White (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%2%2%0%0%201920202023no testing 2020–21
Science by race, over time
25%50%75%41%25%25%12%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2023), White (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.

Racial and ethnic breakdown of 240 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

6%White14%Black66%Two+12%
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categories changedWhite 14%Black 66%Two or more races 12%69%27%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
Black30.7%66.2% 35.5 pts
White26.9%14.2% 12.7 pts
Two or more races17.7%12.1% 5.6 pts
Hispanic23.8%5.8% 18.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.8% 0.8 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.

Typical home value $66K in zip 61603 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2002

$16K$32K$48K$64K$61K200220052010201520202025

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What school district is Von Steuben Middle School in?

Von Steuben Middle School is part of the Peoria SD 150 district in Peoria, Illinois.

Is Von Steuben Middle School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Von Steuben Middle School 655th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 4% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Von Steuben Middle School?

Black 66%, White 14%, Two or more races 12%, Hispanic 6% (240 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Von Steuben Middle School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 61603 is $66K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).

Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.